elden-proton

Noob friendly Elden Ring mod loader for linux/proton/steam

Usage

• Place the elden-proton.bash into your preferred location and mark it as executable (chmod +x from shell).
• Run the script once through terminal or through graphical file manager to output steam launch options.
• Set the provided launch options in steam for Elden Ring
• Launch Elden Ring from steam and customize settings to your liking

Flatpak Steam

• Make sure that every necessary path (wherever you put elden-proton.bash or the folder containing your Modengine2 mods) is accessible from the flatpak
• CLI example: flatpak override com.valvesoftware.Steam --filesystem="$HOME/dev/personal:ro"
• Flatseal example: Put "$HOME/dev/personal:ro" under Filesystem->Other files for the Steam application
• Apart from that it should work out of the box

Features

• Run Elden Ring modded or unmodded easily
• Zenity based GUI
• Automatically manages EldenModLoader and ModEngine2-proton
• Automatically manages and downloads popular DLL mods
• Easy access to DLL mod configuration files
• Run ModEngine2 compatible mods simply by choosing the mod directory

Modengine2 mods

Many mods in NexusMods come with ModEngine2 bundled. Simply choose any folder that contains a config_eldenring.toml file and you are all set.

Env variables

• STEAM_PATH control where steam is located
• ER_PATH control where Elden Ring/Game is located

Start from scratch

In your Elden Ring/Game location, remove the mods and EldenProton folders. Remove only the EldenProton folder if you want to reset state and re-download everything. Note that all DLL mod settings will be reset.